Football: Bobby: I'll never quit Newcastle.SIR BOBBY ROBSON Sir Robert William Robson CBE (born 18 February 1933, in Sacriston, County Durham, England), commonly known as Bobby Robson (IPA: /ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən/ last night reaffirmed he's staying at Newcastle and vowed to lift the club up the league. The 70-year-old manager was astonished to hear that rumours of his resignation had swept the country on Tuesday. The club was inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with calls about his future, forcing the issue of a denial after pounds 8.5 million had been wiped from the share price at one stage. Robson said: ``The story was outrageous. The spin was tremendous and before you know it word has gone all over the world. ``This is a great football club, there is no doubt about that. We are a very fine team. You don't lose what you are good at in six matches. ``We agree we've had a poor start but we are still in Europe, the FA Cup and the Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup and we haven't been relegated. ``I get up each day and want to go to work and I'll do all I can to get us up the table. ``But at the end of the day I don't kick the football and the chairman doesn't either our players must not let this club down.'' |
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